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PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
coming in to see HR in the office... can only mean one thing... layoffs. Keep your fingers crossed for me today...
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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    Good luck man.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Yeah good luck. I've been through it twice in a year and somehow i'm still here... it doesn't always end badly, stay positive :)
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    Rygar wrote:
    Good luck man.

    Thanks. I've survived 3 rounds of layoffs already this year, hoping to dodge one more bullet.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Good luck man.


    This sucks. One of my best friends was laid off yesterday.
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Tis the season. We had our Reduction in Force on Tuesday. They make layoffs sound professional here :rolleyes:

    I have survived wave 3
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  • Stone Is GodStone Is God Posts: 1,331
    I just found out I'll probably be out of a job in about 6 months. Awesome, simply awesome.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    You'll be alright...dont worry about it
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Look on the bright side, maybe you've just been sexually harassing someone...
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Look on the bright side, maybe you've just been sexually harassing someone...

    good point ;)
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    I wish the best. I was in your shoes about 3 weeks ago when my agency had two rounds of lay-offs, so I know how nerve racking it can be.
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  • TerryibleTerryible Posts: 462
    i'm in the same boat, 3 of my workmates got the sack on monday, its jusy a matter of time before I go. i'm just hoping they wait till after xmas before it happens
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    Why is it that companies wait till the holidays to lay people off. Twice in my career I was layed-off just prior to the holidays. Can they possibly pick a shittier time to do it. Why not spare their employees the agony of being layed-off till after the holidays. At least my employer had lay-offs in early - mid October.
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    I just survived the 5th round. My group is 10% of the size it was a year ago.

    The question now becomes, does the firm survive outright.

    Good luck to you and hopefully you will be as lucky as I have been.
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    Black Diamond wrote:
    I just survived the 5th round. My group is 10% of the size it was a year ago.

    The question now becomes, does the firm survive outright.

    Good luck to you and hopefully you will be as lucky as I have been.

    Thanks. From what I've read, I believe we're in the same industry (I'm a controller for a Wall St. firm), so yes, the worry about us surviving as a firm is there as well.
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    mammasan wrote:
    Why is it that companies wait till the holidays to lay people off. Twice in my career I was layed-off just prior to the holidays. Can they possibly pick a shittier time to do it. Why not spare their employees the agony of being layed-off till after the holidays. At least my employer had lay-offs in early - mid October.

    I guess its because everyone is trying to spruce up the year-end numbers...
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    PJSerf wrote:
    Thanks. From what I've read, I believe we're in the same industry (I'm a controller for a Wall St. firm), so yes, the worry about us surviving as a firm is there as well.

    Yeah, we are. I am in fixed income (or what's left of it) for a large european bank.

    Good Times :eek:

    If ya get to the Big Apple, I will take ya out for a sympathy drink!
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Yeah, we are. I am in fixed income (or what's left of it) for a large european bank.

    Good Times :eek:

    If ya get to the Big Apple, I will take ya out for a sympathy drink!

    Yeah, our fixed income team is pretty much all gone.... :( Luckily, I'm on the equity side, so I've had a little leadway so far....
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    Well, I survived this round. Rumor has it there is one more round next week before our fiscal year end. 1 more bullet to dodge.

    Thanks for the well wishes!!! :)
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  • ladygooddivaladygooddiva Posts: 4,169
    oh oh good good luck!!!!
  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    PJSerf wrote:
    Well, I survived this round. Rumor has it there is one more round next week before our fiscal year end. 1 more bullet to dodge.

    Thanks for the well wishes!!! :)

    Good to hear !
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R.

    ?

    Would be the best surprise at work ever.
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